Football board game apparatus

ABSTRACT

A game which simulates football in the form of a plurality of playing cards each marked as a football field, a marker which is moved on each field, and a set of marked cubes, each cube of which bears an indicia designating the football field of a particular team, which cubes are individually drawn to determine the results of each play.

0 United States Patent 3,887,191 Lucas June 3, 1975 [54] FOOTBALL BOARD GAME APPARATUS FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS lnvemo" Charles Luca- Kansas y- 687,626 6/1964 Canada 273/134 CF [73] Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization,

Inc N w Y k N Y Primary Examiner-Delbert B. Lowe [2 Filed: 0cs, 3 Attorney, Agent, or FirmHoward l. Podell [21] Appl. No.: 404,100 [57] ABSTRACT A game which simulates football in the form of a plu- 52] us. CI 273/134 DB; 273/134 GM; rality of p y cards each marked as a football fi l 273/134 C a marker which is moved on each field, and a set of 5| 1m. CI. A63f 3/00 marked Cubes. each Cube of which bears an indicia 58 Field of Search 273/94, 131, 134 designating the football field of a Particular team, which cubes are individually drawn to determine the [56] References Cited results of each p y- UNITED STATES PATENTS l,l38.678 5/!915 McN-air 273/134 CF UX 2 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures 1 FOOTBALL BOARD GAME APPARATUS SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a game which simulates football using a plurality of boards each marked as a football field on which the movement of the competing teams is governed by the casting of marked blocks.

An advantage of this invention is that it can be played by two or more players.

The game consists of a plurality of cards each marked as a football field with a line of small diameter holes located at five yard intervals down the length of the marked field. Dowel markers, representing the rival football teams or players are of a size to fit into the holes on the game card. A quantity of small blocks which are marked by the team name and by numerals representing yards gained or lost are used to determine the results of each play, with the blocks retained, until drawn, in a hollow simulated football.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS:

The objects and features of the invention may be understood with reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodimentof the invention, taken together with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a football field card;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a marker;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of two numbered drawing blocks;

FIG. 4 shows the container for retention of the drawing blocks; and

FIG. 5 shows a partial view of the scoreboard which maintains a record of the plays that are drawn.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT:

Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIG. I illustrates a football field card in which the yard lines 12 are marked at five yard intervals with a small hole 11 for the purpose of holding the football team marker located on each five yard line 12. FIG. 2 is the football team marker 13 the base of which is in the form of a small dowel 14, of a size to fit into the holes 11 of the football team card 10. FIG. 3 illustrates two play blocks 15, in this case representing the Atlanta team, each marked with the results of a play. In FIG. 4, the blocks 15 are shown in the simulated football container 16 prior to being drawn for play. The score board 17 shown in FIG. 5 is maintained for the purpose of checking the blocks 15 that are drawn for yards lost 18 or yards gained 19 as the game progresses.

To start the game each individual will take 2 football field card 10 together with a team player marker 13 for each card. He then places the team player marker 13 in the hole 11 on the twenty yard line ofa field card 10.

A specific person may be designated to draw the blocks 15 or plays from the football container 16 to start the game. As each block 15 is drawn, the name of the team and the yardage gained or lost shown on that block 15 are read and the individual with that team moves his marker 13 on the field in accordance with the call. The block 15 will then be placed in the appropriate space in either the yards lost column 18 or the yards gained column 19 of the scoreboard 17. This procedure will continue until one team player marker 13 reaches the opposite goal on his card 10 and scores a touchdown. The player scoring the first touchdown wins the game.

Since obvious changes may be made in the specific embodiment of the invention described herein, such modifications being within the spirit and scope of the invention claimed, it is indicated that all matter contained herein is intended as illustrative and not as limiting in scope.

I claim:

1. A competitive game of simulated football comprising a plurality of playing cards, each marked as a football field with parallel lines indicating a pair of opposed goal lines and additional parallel lines located at uniform intervals between said goal lines, with each playing card fitted with holes located across the length of the marked football field of a size to individually retain a marker fitted with a dowel pin, with the quantity of such playing cards being sufficient to supply each player with one such card,

a plurality of said markers of a quantity to provide each playing card with one of said markers,

a plurality of play blocks of a quantity to provide a group of play blocks for each of a plurality of play ers, each play block marked with indicia indicating the results of an individual football play and each bearing indicia identifying the play block with a specific football team.

the holes in the playing card being on said parallel lines, and the play result indicia on each play block including a numeral which is a multiple of said uniform interval and identified by an indicium as either a gain or a loss, representing respectively a playing distance towards or away from a goal line.

2. The combination as recited in claim 1 together with a board marked as a scoreboard, said scoreboard ruled with spaced lines, with each said line identified by the name of a team representing one of the playing cards and with two marked areas along each line of a size to retain the play blocks bearing the indicia of the team identified with each particular line which have been drawn, with one said area identified for retention of drawn play blocks that are marked with indicia indicating a gain and the other area identified for retention of drawn play blocks that are marked with indicia indicating a loss. 

1. A competitive game of simulated football comprising a plurality of playing cards, each marked as a football field with parallel lines indicating a pair of opposed goal lines and additional parallel lines located at uniform intervals between said goal lines, with each playing card fitted with holes located across the length of the marked football field of a size to individually retain a marker fitted with a dowel pin, with the quantity of such playing cards being sufficient to supply each player with one such card, a plurality of said markers of a quantity to provide each playing card with one of said markers, a plurality of play blocks of a quantity to provide a group of play blocks for each of a plurality of players, each play block marked with indicia indicating the results of an individual football play and each bearing indicia identifying the play block with a specific football team. the holes in the playing card being on said parallel lines, and the play result indicia on each play block including a numeral which is a multiple of said uniform interval and identified by an indicium as either a gain or a loss, representing respectively a playing distance towards or away from a goal line.
 1. A competitive game of simulated football comprising a plurality of playing cards, each marked as a football field with parallel lines indicating a pair of opposed goal lines and additional parallel lines located at uniform intervals between said goal lines, with each playing card fitted with holes located across the length of the marked football field of a size to individually retain a marker fitted with a dowel pin, with the quantity of such playing cards being sufficient to supply each player with one such card, a plurality of said markers of a quantity to provide each playing card with one of said markers, a plurality of play blocks of a quantity to provide a group of play blocks for each of a plurality of players, each play block marked with indicia indicating the results of an individual football play and each bearing indicia identifying the play block with a specific football team. the holes in the playing card being on said parallel lines, and the play result indicia on each play block including a numeral which is a multiple of said uniform interval and identified by an indicium as either a gain or a loss, representing respectively a playing distance towards or away from a goal line. 